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Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), asbestos is one of 11 designated substances defined as a biological, chemical, or physical agent, or any combination of these, to which the exposure of a worker is prohibited, regulated, restricted, limited or controlled, according to the WSIB website.

The board administers two acts: the Workers' Compensation Act, which provides for compensation to injured workers, and the Occupational Health and Safety Act, which sets occupational health and safety standards.

Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), the onus is on the company to prove themselves innocent, which is different from the legislation of where one is innocent until proven guilty," Barriman says.

Frequency of construction workplace injuries sign there is a lack of awareness of the Occupational Health and Safety Act Workers on every construction project in Ontario are protected by the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).